NFL storylines & Ryan Pace’s undying love for Jimmy Graham

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

During the opening week of the NFL season, there were a lot of moves made. Tom Brady signs with the Bucs, the Texans trade DeAndre Hopkins for a bag of peanuts, and Eric Ebron signs with the Steelers for less money than the Bears signed Jimmy Graham for. Host Laurence Holmes, JJ Stankevitz, and Cam Ellis discuss all the NFL news, the Jimmy Graham signing, and discuss is Nick Foles actual competition for Mitch Trubisky.(1:23) - Favorite storyline of the 2020 NFL off-season(5:15) - Who has the better season, Brady with the Bucs, or Belichick and the Pats(9:55) - Bears have spent the most money on tight ends in the NFL(14:30) - Laurence reaction when he 1st heard about the Eric Ebron deal with the Saints(19:05) - What does the Nick Foles deal mean for Mitch Trubisky(29:35) - What can Robert Quinn bring to the BearsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Coming up on the Under Center podcast, we talk more about the Bears free agency moves.
0:12.0	Did they really need to bring in Jimmy Graham for $9 million in one year?
0:16.3	We'll discuss that next.
0:18.6	What it means to me to be a Chicago bear, it's an easy question.
0:22.9	It means everything to me.
0:24.1	That means rich tradition, black and blue division, defense, legends, linebackers.
0:33.3	The history of it, I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding this was one of the first franchises just kind of blows my mind, honestly, that was able to be a part of it. I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding this was one of the first
0:37.8	franchisees just kind of blows my mind, honestly, that was able to be a part of that.
0:42.3	The city, just the nostalgia of playing for a story franchise, the story franchise of the
0:50.0	running back position with guys like Gail Sayers and Walter Payton and being able to follow
0:53.7	in those footsteps.
0:55.2	So being a bear means everything.
0:57.2	I mean, what more can you say?
1:03.2	Welcome into the under center podcast.
1:05.6	I'm Lawrence Holmes alongside Cam Ellis and J.J. Stankovitz.
1:09.2	We're going to talk about all of the biggest news in the NFL
1:12.5	and what's going on with the Bears. What does this week of free agency look like for them?
1:18.0	The Undercenter podcast is brought to you by Sprinkler Fitters Union Local 281. Let's get to it.
1:23.6	What's been your most favorite story league-wide with free agency?
1:30.1	Now, obviously, the Tom Brady story has been the most popular, but I'm curious with you guys,
1:37.0	is there a story that you're like, I really like, like, that's interesting or that's fun or funny?
1:42.7	Nothing centered me more during these troubling times,
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